World Cup winner and two-time Olympic champion Abby Wambach has admitted taking cocaine and smoking marijuana.<\/p>\n
American Wambach, the world’s all-time leading international goalscorer, wasarrested on Saturday for drink-driving.<\/p>\n
Court documents connected to the 35-year-old’s arrest said that “the defendant tried cocaine at age 25”.<\/p>\n
Mini USA, one of Wambach’s sponsors, said it was withdrawing adverts for the car featuring the former footballer, who retired in December.<\/p>\n
In a statement, it said: “This behaviour is against the values we promote as an organisation and the safety of everyone on the road is a priority here at Mini.”<\/p>\n
Wambach, who scored 184 goals in 255 games and helped USA to 2015 World Cup glory, was arraigned on Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Portland.<\/p>\n
She was not present, but her lawyer entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf. Court documents said Wambach has no prior arrest record.<\/p>\n
In court documents, officers wrote that she first used marijuana at age 24 and her last use was at 25.<\/p>\n
A Portland police spokesman said it is standard procedure for officers to ask defendants about prior drug use.
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